Needles and Pins -- The Play

[royclough]

Some may be interested in below. A few years back now there was a play broadcast on Radio in UK called Needles and Pins, basically it was about someone losing his job and deciding he would finance a tour by original Searchers with his pay off.

For some reason set in Ireland, though writer Martin Lynch I assume may be Irish. Mike Pender is featured in the play.

I had it on cassette but thought I had either thrown it away in error or lent it someone and never got it back, however whilst doing a clearout of stuff it was"unearthed"as journalists like to say when an old recording is issued.

I have converted to mp3 format and if you want to listen you'll find the sound files in three parts roughly a hour long play.

Needles And Pns
here

[chriscurtisfan]

Roy, I am anxiously waiting to listen to it tomorrow after work. Do you mean that Mike Pender is actually playing himself in this, so we will hear him singing or speaking?? I am certain I will love it!! Thank you for sending me those files.

Cheri

[royclough]

Yes he plays himself near end and introduces the play

[sowhat]

Thanks!
Nice one, although to think how a person may become that fanatical about something — anything, actually — is sort of, ahem, scary. Good he got back to "reasonable" by the end. On the other hand, it's kind of sad at the same time.

[royclough]

It was fantasy Sheena

[sowhat]

Right. A fantasy, a dream. But he did start doing something to make it come true, and seemed to be quite obstinate in reaching his goal, and then — just gave up so easily.
Oh well. Nevermind.